KARACHI: Arundhati Roy, J.M. Coetzee and Sally Rooney are among the more than 250 writers who have defended Kamila Shamsie after a German literary prize withdrew an award for her support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. As reported by The Guardian, in an open letter published in the London Review of […]
ISLAMABAD: Expressing his discontent over the criticism of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) to the Party of Peoples of Pakistan (PPP) on the issue of the long march, the latter has asked to convene another multi-party conference (MPC ) to discuss the possibilities of launching a full-scale anti-government protest campaign from the joint opposition platform. The lawsuit
KARACHI: All government departments and law enforcement agencies in Sindh have aimed to ensure coordinated efforts for the successful celebration of three one-day international matches between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, scheduled for September 27, 29 and 2. These instructions were issued by Sindh's chief secretary, Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, on Monday while chairing a meeting
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Drug Regulatory Authority (Drap) on Monday ordered dozens of companies across the country to stop manufacturing drugs made with the raw material "Ranitidine", including Zantac, and withdraw all those products that are already in the market. The substance is used for the treatment of heartburn and related discomfort. The directive was issued
ISLAMABAD: Mainly supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program, Pakistan has secured foreign entries of $ 1,622 billion in the first two months (July-August) of the current fiscal year, almost 100 percent more than $ 820 million last year. The latest data from the Economic Affairs Division on foreign assistance, a classification that includes
ISLAMABAD: Weeks after the release of three suspects by a local court on the recommendation of the Federal Investigation Agency, the FIA requested the special judge of a computer crime court to initiate legal proceedings against its own team for committing negligence in the video leak case of the judge. In the charge sheet filed
VALLETTA: Five nations of the European Union agreed on Monday a temporary agreement for the disembarkation and relocation of migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean from ships not suitable for trafficking in persons, with officials who press for a broader agreement that involves to more EU countries. During the talks in Malta, the interior ministers
WASHINGTON: On Monday the pressure increased for US Democrats to initiate political trial proceedings against President Donald Trump, who faces accusations that he tried to extort Ukraine to reveal dirt on his political rival Joe Biden. A defiant Trump said he is taking the threat of political judgment "not quite seriously" and tried to make
Deadline: December 2, 2019 Does AI dream of tulips? Can you translate an intimate kiss into neural feedback data? What does the ultimate species for the end of the world look like? Within the framework of the European Media Artist Residency Exchange program, there are some questions that artists playfully explore through new technologies, from
Image copyright Reuters Thomas Cook customers accused the airline of withdrawing cash for the disappearance of a holiday company after facing high bills to book a replacement flight. Those who booked flights with the company now told the BBC that the price of a flight has tripled in some cases to find an alternative deal.
